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Hermitian conjugate

American  
[her-mee-shuhn] / hərˈmi ʃən /

noun

Mathematics.

  1. adjoint.

Hermitian conjugate British  
/ hɜːˈmɪtɪən /

noun

  1. Also called: adjoint.  maths a matrix that is the transpose of the matrix of the complex conjugates of the entries of a given matrix

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Etymology

Origin of Hermitian conjugate

1960–65; after C. Hermite; -ian

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